Author Archive

“Tsongas Steel”

Today we combine photos by Tony Sampas with a poem by Paul Marion in a tribute to Paul Tsongas and the UMass Lowell Tsongas Center. Tsongas Steel I view my approach as compassionate realism. Can you imagine a bumper sticker with those words on it? —Paul Tsongas 1. It’s January…

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“Thoughts on Squirrels” by Steve O’Connor

Steve O’Connor contemplates the furry gray creatures who provide us with constant companionship – at a safe distance. Anyone who has ever lived in Lowell must at some point have stopped to observe and to consider that wily and well-adapted creature which could well be the city’s mascot: the gray…

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Bishops of Boston

Not too long ago I was doing some research on the original deeds for St Patrick’s Church in Lowell. The initial conveyance was from the Proprietors of the Locks and Canals to a guy named Benedict Fenwick without identifying who Benedict Fenwick was. It turns out he was the Roman…

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Netflix and the Movie Makers

Three years ago we received a six month gift subscription to Netflix as a Christmas gift. We didn’t make full use of it for a while – watching a full length movie each night just took too much time – but then we discovered the joys of watching TV shows…

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